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Sustainability & Organizations Institute

Sustainability & Organizations Institute Sustainability & Organizations Institute

The Sustainability & Organizations Institute (S&O) is an interdisciplinary institute at HEC Paris whose members study and teach about the contemporary challenges faced by organizations and how these organizations influence society.

Its three pillars of research, teaching and action give rise to the motto of our Institute: Think, Teach, Act for an inclusive and sustainable world!

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While business and capitalism have massively contributed to social and economic development, including a material reduction of poverty, it has become clear that the system is failing in several important ways:

  • The planet is under stress due to the impact of business on the environment
  • The level of inequality has reached unacceptable levels in many countries
  • Business falls short in engaging, inspiring, and fulfilling the majority of employees
  • The pace of change and the level of uncertainty in the world is leaving many people confused, ill-equipped, and disoriented, as many old rules and skills are seen as outdated or ineffective.

The Sustainability & Organizations Institute is an interdisciplinary Institute at HEC Paris that brings together over 60 professors and educators. Together, they carry out research, teach and implement ideas to organize and lead our responses to the daunting challenges of our time. These contemporary challenges include climatic constraints, social inequality, loss of purpose, technological disruption, epidemics, social contestation, ethical imperatives, and liberalization and regulation. 

 

The Sustainability & Organizations Institute’s purpose is to reinvent business through promoting sustainability and unleashing human potential.

 

Its mission statement is to contribute to our understanding of these phenomena, support anyone with a role to play in these transformations, and prepare future generations of managers to lead in these complicated times. We seek to participate in a re-foundation of business and market organization, inside-out through research, education and action, and outside-in through the recognition of key stakeholders, including investors, civil society, and regulators.

 

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S&O Mission Report 2023 - 2024

 

 

Leading with purpose for an inclusive and sustainable world

Annual Forum fostering multi-stakeholder dialogue

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S&O News

How can we rethink our economic systems and the role of businesses within planetary boundaries? This is the question underlying François Gemenne’s fundamental course on global issues, which had its...

In collaboration with the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation , the S&O Purpose Center is publishing The Central Role of Culture in Purpose-Based Business report, the fruit of the 2024...

A new chapter begins for the S&O Institute as it celebrates its 15th anniversary with a significant shift: the “S” in its name is evolving from Society to Sustainability (the “O” for Organizations remains...

S&O New Partnership ClimateCap

As the climate crisis continues to transform the global economy, this partnership is set to provide HEC Paris MBA students with the necessary tools and knowledge to lead in a climate-conscious world. HEC...

Clean Tech Media

On May 16 and 17, the Paris-Saclay ecosystem organized the 7th edition of Paris-Saclay SPRING, a flagship innovation event in Europe held on the HEC Paris campus. This year, the focus was on Cleantech...

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On April 26, over 300 people joined together for HEC’s first immersive learning experience designed to explore how businesses’ ability can drive a just transition in a rapidly changing world. Organized by...

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In response to the growing climate crisis and the urgent need for environmental protection, HEC Paris has published a special issue of its Knowledge@HEC review focusing on planetary boundaries. Entitled "...

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Sustainability is the way to stay profitable in a world of changing priorities. Amid the growing urgency for businesses to adopt responsible practices, HEC Paris has overhauled its Sustainable Transition...

“Ecology in times of societal polarization” - Students from ESCP, ESSEC and HEC Paris pool their ingenuity to depolarize the debate around ecological transition

On Friday April 26, 2024, 120 students from the three French top-ranked business schools will gather for a full day at the “Académie du Climat” in Paris to reflect on how to analyze and dismantle the...

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Christopher Guerin, Nexans CEO: "New Management in a Permacrisis World"
Climate Day 2024: Navigating the path to Net-Zero [Best of]
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